ACAP Key Academic Terms Week 6

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a statement or reason you give to support your opinion or idea about something.

• argument

• explanation

• description

• narrative

Fill in the blank: _______ is writing where you take a position on a topic and provide reasons and evidence to convince others to agree with you.

• Argumentative Writing

• Descriptive Writing

• Narrative Writing

• Expository Writing

Fill in the blank: To _______ is to explain why your opinion or idea is right and provide support to protect it from being criticized.

• Defend

• Criticize

• Ignore

• Dismiss

Fill in the blank: A _______ is your opinion or point of view on a topic.

• Position

• Fact

• Story

• Event

To _______ is to begin or present an idea or topic for the first time in your writing.

• Introduce

• Conclude

• Summarize

• Critique

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a statement or idea that you believe is true and are trying to prove with evidence.

• claim

• hypothesis

• guess

• assumption

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a statement or idea that disagrees with your claim or position.

• Opposing Claim

• Supporting Argument

• Neutral Statement

• Unrelated Fact

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a reason or argument that shows why the opposing claim might be wrong.

• counterclaim

• hypothesis

• assumption

• conclusion

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a statement that explains why you believe something is true, helping to support your claim.

• reason

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• assumption

Fill in the blank: _______ are the facts, details, or examples you provide to back up your claim or argument.

• Support

• Evidence

• Claims

• Assertions